Michigan

Letters: Right priorities at The Rapid?

I am still amazed that in this budget climate we are in, The Rapid and the Downtown Development Authority choose to spend taxpayer dollars on sculptures that serve no purpose.

The DDA spends $100,000 of DDA funds on a statue of Rosa Parks with taxpayer dollars. Now the Rapid spends up to $250,000 on a sculpture in front of the transit center. Didn't The Rapid just ask for a millage increase for operating expenses?

Let's remember this sculpture as we go vote when The Rapid asks for more taxpayer dollars. In a time when pools, fireworks and basic needs for kids are paid for by private firms instead of the city, which traditionally funds these items, it's nice to know that Grand Rapids has its art but not its citizens' tax dollars in mind!

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